This month I\u2019ll have some political lampoons, some parody tunes, and nods to ancient runes before June. Time to tune in. Let\u2019s begin.<\/p>\n
On sonnet norms and other forms I use two common forms and a few I have developed. The Shakespearean or Elizabethan sonnet consists\u00a0of 14 lines with three quatrains and ends with a rhyming couplet.<\/p>\n
The Petrarchan sonnet originated in 14th<\/sup>\u00a0century Italy. It begins with an octave of eight lines as an opening statement, followed by a six-line resolution addressing what was presented in the first eight lines.<\/p>\n I have developed two new forms by fusing limericks and senryu<\/em> into sonnets. A \u201climeronnet\u201d combines three limericks which each\u00a0have five lines on the same subject. A \u201csenryu sonnet\u201dtakes three\u00a0lines of a senryu,<\/em> puts them in one line and has 14 lines on one related theme. Senryu<\/em> differ from a haiku<\/em> by dealing with human\u00a0nature while haiku<\/em> focuses musing and reflection on the world of nature.<\/p>\n I also write experimental sonnets using \u201cabecedarian\u201d and \u201cacrostic\u201d elements. You\u2019ll find an acrostic sonnet from five years ago below.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2018Nevertheless, She Persisted\u2019: An acrostic sonnet<\/strong><\/p>\n (Words spoken by U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell after he could not get U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren\u00a0to stop making her point on the Senate floor. Sen. Warren said, \u201cI have no intention of yielding.\u201d)<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n U.S. senator from Massachusetts, born in Oklahoma,<\/p>\n Elizabeth Warren is her name, persistence her fame<\/p>\n NEVER afraid to confront hypocrisy<\/p>\n THE Senate president said, “Yield the floor”<\/p>\n LESS you forget what she did<\/p>\n SHE read the letter he objected to and<\/p>\n PERSISTED despite McConnell\u2019s objection she said<\/p>\n I \u201cam very proud of my heritage\u201d<\/p>\n HAVE you remembered now<\/p>\n NO one should forget her<\/p>\n INTENTION\u00a0was good and sincere<\/p>\n OF course we respect her<\/p>\n YIELDING to none, domestic or foreign.<\/p>\n Thank you, Sen. Elizabeth Warren.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The above poem was in the <\/em>Saipan Tribune on April 26, 2018. Sen. Elizabeth Warren continues serving in the Senate today.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sympatico Sonnet for a Former Student<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reflections on a former student\u2019s mental strength<\/p>\n Her courage to continue and keep on going<\/p>\n My thoughts are brief just a sonnets length<\/p>\n About her search for continuous self-knowing<\/p>\n Shakespeare wrote, \u201cDouble, double, toil and trouble\u201d<\/p>\n It comes and it goes all throughout our life long<\/p>\n From burned rice to a broken relationship bubble<\/p>\n Struggling to stay alive, stay sane, and strong<\/p>\n Falling down, getting up, and going down again<\/p>\n Searching for answers everywhere, TV and books<\/p>\n Often times help from sisters, brothers and friends<\/p>\n Wisdom coming from her own internal looks<\/p>\n She got it by asking questions, and seeking out<\/p>\n She\u2019ll sleep well with her understanding no doubt.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (by Joey Connolly, May 2, 2023)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This month I\u2019ll have some political lampoons, some parody tunes, and nods to ancient runes…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":387597,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[20973],"class_list":["post-390965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinion","tag-elizabeth-warren"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/387597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=390965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=390965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}